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Narowla

Belarus
Narowla
18th Century Synagogue from White Russia

A small town in southern White Russia on the bank of the Pripat'z.

The synagogue was built in the first half of the 18th c. and was burnt by the Germans during the Second World War.

Its dimensions are unknown.

The building was renovated several times and the wooden roof tiles were replaced by tin. The open galleries on the ground floor of both towers led to the women's sections, south and north of the men's synagogue. Stylized pillars were in the entrance as well as around the towers. The square men 5 synagogue had decorated windows and was covered with a three-tiered roof with a heavy cornice.

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